Tattoos. Where do you stand on them?

Originally Posted by Visavi

I personally don't have any tattoos or piercings, but I don't mind if other people have them. However, it's funny when the very outspoken Christians tell me that people who don't go to church won't get into Heaven, then they turn red when I tell them that their ear piercings or small cross tattoo is a sin.

Actually, Vis, that's a misreading of the scripture. People who quote that tend to combine the concept of the body as a temple to christ, and the no marking of the flesh verses. They're seperate, and the tattooing is actually only outlawed if you're part of the priest cast of a specific sect of early form judiasm. However, I don't think christ died so basketball players could have him tattooed on their chest.

Personally, I'm extremely pro-tattoo. I have a partial sleeve on my left arm, and go in for the outline of the complete sleeve on the right pretty quick here. I'll soon have my chest and upper back done after that, and then both calves. I've currently got some script work on my right inner forearm, as well.

I also worked as a professional piercer in europe for a while, as well as a few local shops here. There is nothing wrong with body art, so long as it is just that, art. If there isn't a story behind why you did what you did, you'll grow to hate it. I.E. the Manson-esque 666 angst tattoo. That shit will get played out, even for Legion.

I mean, tattooing has been used for centuries, dating back to early northern Chinese usage as a relief for ailments such as arthritis, or the more commonly known Maori tattooing-as-ritual-manhood practice. They exist for a million different reasons to a million different people. Is there currently a move away from the tribal revivialist movement that started all this? Yes. Is it mostly about appearance to a lot of stupid people? Yes. But not to all of them. Some people make educated, long thought out choices about what to put on their bodies. Though I think some of the people in this thread were a half step away from pointing at flash on the wall and saying "I want this somewhere hawt", it shouldn't take away from how truly spiritual a tattoo can be. I'm currently in my fifth year of study on tattooing in the modern society, and some of the stories I've heard are truly powerful. Of course, some of them are about getting the triple six tattooed on you to prove how truly anti-god you are, but there are some people out there getting it right.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Guest

I wasn't being sarcastic, I was talking about forplay. :x

If you can't spell it, you probably can't fucking do it properly.

Also:

Originally Posted by Guest

I wouldn't mind tracing that star like symbol on my girlfriends back while we had sex.

You can't have foreplay while you're fucking. It comes beFORE sex. If you're fucking, it isn't foreplay. You goddamn idiot child. Go away and never come back.

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Originally Posted by Encephalon

I guess I'll have to think about it. I've seen some really good scripture work done around here. In fact, of all the tattoos that people on GFF have my favorite one is the one that Deni has that says "He Lies With The Truth". Fucking ace~

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by *AkirA*

Is a tattoo on the upper part of your back a chick thing? Around the area between the shoulder blades? I know girls tend to get theyre lower back tattooed and that is definately a place you wouldnt see a guy get one. So im just wondering if its the same on the upper back?

Deni, you gotta post pics of the sleeves when you get them all finished.

Nah, I know a ton of cats who have their shoulder blades/between tatted up. Some really nice work, too. My personal favourite was a jewish guy I know who had Santa being crucified on the cross. Fantastic.

Also, try to keep me from posting new ink when I get it.

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Originally Posted by *AkirA*

Im glad, because thats the place I planned on getting a tattoo when I get mine done.

I dont think I would be able to have only one arm done, or one shoulder blade, etc. I need symmetry, and I really only plan on getting one. I heard there addictive though.

Im looking forward to the new ink.

You can never just get a single tattoo. You'll get addicted to the art, and to the endorphin rush. I'm using my art as body armour. Forearms, shoulders, chest, upper back, spine, calves... gladiatorial coverage.

I was speaking idiomatically.